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Re: WinXP screen buffer
- Subject: Re: WinXP screen buffer
- From: Myron Gochnauer goch@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:33:48 -0300
RE ubuntu:
It is a version of Linux. As such it will not run XyWrite. You would
have to run some kind of DOS or Windows emulation to accomplish that.
I think some of the list members have done this sort of thing.
Ubuntu just happens to be the Linux version that Dell installed on
their netbooks when they didn't want the expense of WinXP. I figured
it would work with the Dell hardware. It did. As far as I can tell,
everything works, with a minimum of fuss and setup time. Overall,
Linux/Ubuntu seems to be a more efficient operating system than
WinXP: it works better with less memory. It is reported to be
stable, as well. It is an alternative to Microsoft and Apple, not an
easy way running Windows or Mac programs.
Myron
On 2009-09-27, at 2:26 PM, Andy Turnbull wrote:
what's the advantage of Ubunu? Will it run xy?
andy t
----- Original Message ----- From: "Myron Gochnauer"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: WinXP screen buffer
I too have tried to get OS X running on my PC using VMware
Workstation. I haven't been able to even begin to do it, so keep us
informed on your progress.
The Dell Mini 10v, along with a number of other "netbooks", actually
run OS X "straight", as it were, not via emulation. The idea is that
since Mac is now using Intel processors, OS X ought to run natively
on
similar Intel machines. And it does. The main problems seem to be
with drivers for video cards, WiFi etc. Some of the netbooks
apparently need drivers that OS X happens to support, so they run
OS X
fairly well. I don't know where or why I am having problems.
OS X on the little Dell 10V is not as easily accomplished as Linux /
Ubuntu, which I installed this morning. My 10V is now dual-boot:
WinXP (SP3) and Ubuntu 9.04.
Myron
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